Humanities 125 - American Social Values » Spring 2021 » Everyday Use Quiz

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Question #1
Where does Mama dream of being reunited with Dee?
A.   Maggie’s wedding to John Thomas
B.   A bright, shiny TV show
C.   As a guest at her daughter’s home
D.   Mama’s high school graduation
Question #2
Which best describes Mama?
A.   Large, hard-working, plain
B.   Small, muscular, agile
C.   Weak, in need of family support
D.   Deeply spiritual and set in her heritage
Question #3
Which best describes Maggie?
A.   Small, dark, terrified
B.   Round, pleasant, talkative
C.   Brave, tall, outspoken
D.   Successful, intelligent, manipulative
Question #4
Why does Maggie have scars?
A.   She fell onto the stove as a child.
B.   The window shattered on her when she tried to run away once.
C.   From the fire that burnt the other house down.
D.   Her father abused her before he left town.
Question #5
Which does NOT describe Dee?
A.   In need, asking for help and money
B.   Stylish, from clothes down to her neat feet
C.   Lighter skin, pale heels
D.   Harsh, confident, she never had friends
Question #6
How does the author create an informal tone?
A.   Conversational aspects such as sentence fragments and meandering thought process
B.   The use of colloquial African language
C.   Detailed description which creates vivid images
D.   Deliberate vocabulary which raises the awareness of the reader
Question #7
Why did Mama not have much education?
A.   She was forced to support her family with a job
B.   The school closed when she was still a girl
C.   She became pregnant as a teenager
D.   There were no schools for colored students when she was growing up
Question #8
Which of these is a simile?
A.   Meanwhile, Asalamalakim is going through the motions…
B.   Hair…hanging from his chin like a kinky mule tail.
C.   “Uhnnnh,” is what is sounds like.
D.   There are yellows and oranges enough to throw back the light of the sun.
Question #9
What is always in the background of Dee’s pictures?
A.   The milk cow
B.   The run-down house
C.   Maggie and Mama
D.   The quilts hanging on the wall
Question #10
What aspects of Dee’s former life is she determined to recapture?
A.   Memories of where she came from by collecting stories
B.   Evidence of their history such as a family tree
C.   Material items like a butter churn
D.   Tradition such as by learning how to quilt by hand
Question #11
What does Wangero plan to do with the quilts?
A.   Hang them up as decorative pieces
B.   Turn them into coats
C.   Display them in an art gallery
D.   Place them on the bed to keep warm
Question #12
At the end of the story, who has the quilts?
A.   Dee
B.   Maggie
C.   Wangero
D.   Hakim-a-barber

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